Zhou Feng died.

Zhou Huai, controlling Moria, stood silently before the gradually chilling corpse, not saying a word.

The wind blew through the ruins, stirring up dust and the smell of blood.

Once, he thought Zhou Feng was a coward.

To cling to the high branch of the Liu Family, he could watch his own son be bullied and driven out of the house.

He could even stand against Zhou Huai for Liu Yuru and her son.

Now it seemed this man simply hid everything too deeply.

He had his own forbearance, his own courage, and his own revenge.

But he was also deeply sinful.

He massacred the Liu Family elites, triggered the beast tide from the Secret Realm, dragging hundreds of thousands of innocent lives in Donghai City into the abyss.

Everything he did was merely to break the cage of fate that bound him and the Zhou Family, relying on the power of the Divine Artifact.

But his methods appeared so ridiculous and powerless in the face of truly vast forces.

Mortals who attempt to wield Divine Power will ultimately be consumed by it.

"My Lord."

An Eternal Night Guild member bravely stepped forward, breaking the dead silence.

"All the Sakura Country people here have been annihilated. What should we do next?"

Zhou Huai forcibly reined in his chaotic thoughts.

He took a deep breath; the Zhen Tian Seal was in hand, and the purpose of this trip had been achieved.

It was time to leave.

"Retreat."

As he uttered the single word, his subordinate cautiously spoke again.

"My Lord, there are still some Zhou Family survivors here. How should they be handled?"

Zhou Huai followed his gaze.

Among the ruins, a dozen # Nоvеlight # survivors huddled together, trembling.

The Zhou Family, originally over a hundred strong, now had fewer than twenty members left, all wounded, their faces filled with terror and numbness.

As his gaze swept over the crowd, a frail, elderly figure slumped on the ground made his pupils contract slightly.

Zhou Ting.

His grandfather.

This former master of the Zhou Family, who had once schemed everything, now had a vacant gaze and an ashen face, as if all his spirit and vitality had been drained in an instant.

The secrets of the Zhou Family, the truth of the Secret Realm, and that so-called "Mr. Duan."

Zhou Feng was dead; he might be the only one who knew the full truth.

"Take all of them," Zhou Huai's voice was cold and devoid of emotion.

"Yes."

The subordinate immediately nodded and arranged for men to lead away the terrified Zhou Family survivors as if dragging cargo... When the more than four hundred members of the Eternal Night Guild returned to their guild base, they didn't even have time to catch their breath.

Whoosh—!!!

A sharp, piercing, sky-rending alarm sounded without warning throughout the entire Donghai City!

The hearts of all members in the base instantly tightened.

This was the alarm for a beast tide!

Every time a beast tide approached, an alarm would sound in Donghai City, summoning all professionals to the city walls for support.

But this time, the alarm was completely different from before.

"It's the Advanced level blood-red alarm!"

"Oh my God! This is the first time this alarm has sounded in the hundreds of years Donghai City has been established!"

"A beast tide! The beast tide is coming!"

Panic instantly spread through the crowd.

Through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the city's scene could be seen to have descended into complete chaos.

On the streets, countless professionals rushed out of buildings, their faces filled with solemnity and determination.

In the sky, streaks of light flashed by rapidly; those were flying professionals rushing to the city walls at their fastest speed.

The entire Donghai City, like a rusted war machine, after centuries of dormancy, was forcibly awakened, emitting an unbearable roar.

Just then, two figures swiftly rushed into the hall.

It was Jasmine and Qin Ming, who had gone to investigate.

"My Lord!"

Jasmine quickly stepped forward, reporting at an extremely fast pace.

"There are currently two usable one-way teleportation arrays in the city, located in the Du Family and the Ye Family, respectively!"

"Their destination is both Jiangning City!"

Qin Ming followed closely, his face equally grim.

"My Lord, the people sent to scout outside the city have sent back news!"

"The exit from the Secret Realm to the surface has been breached by the beast army!"

"It is estimated that in about an hour, the first wave of the beast tide army will arrive at Donghai City!"

One hour!

Time was running out.

Zhou Huai no longer hesitated.

He closed his eyes, his consciousness instantly returning to the bedroom on the third floor.

Lying on the bed, Zhou Huai slowly opened his eyes.

It was time to leave this precarious small city.

"Butler Fu."

He called softly.

Butler Fu, who had been guarding the door, immediately pushed it open, his face anxious.

"Young Master, you're awake! Outside... it seems something big has happened!"

"I know."

Zhou Huai nodded.

"Help me change."

Although Butler Fu was puzzled, he still stepped forward as instructed, skillfully helping Zhou Huai change into a clean set of black martial attire.

When Butler Fu pushed Zhou Huai's wheelchair into the spacious and bright hall of the Eternal Night Guild.

The entire hall instantly fell into a dead silence.

Everyone's gaze instinctively focused on the slender young man in the wheelchair.

Doubt.

Confusion.

Bewilderment.

However, in the next second.

The moment their eyes met Zhou Huai's deep gaze.

A shiver and a sense of submission originating from the depths of their Souls instantly spread through their limbs and bones!

It was their Lord!

It was their Lord, whom they followed, believed in, and revered like a god!

Although his appearance was completely different, that unique Soul pressure could not be mistaken!

This young man in the wheelchair, who looked somewhat frail, was their Lord's true body!

"Thump!"

Someone, who reacted first, knelt heavily on one knee.

Then, like a row of dominoes falling.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Inside the hall, nearly six hundred powerful professionals, regardless of gender or status, at this moment, simultaneously knelt on one knee before the young man in the wheelchair! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Their movements were uniform, their eyes fanatic and devout.

Jasmine's beautiful eyes widened, her red lips slightly parted, and for a moment, she was speechless.

She was among the first to follow their Lord.

She had imagined her Lord's true appearance countless times.

Perhaps a silent and reliable powerhouse like Da Yi, or a strategist with wisdom in hand like Zhuge Kongming.

She had never imagined.

Their Lord's true body would be so young.

And even... excessively handsome.

Yet, it was such a young man with limited mobility who had established the Eternal Night Guild, capable of stirring up storms, with strong experts gathered under his command.

This immense contrast, far from disappointing her, instead filled her heart with an even stronger sense of awe and worship!

"Greetings, My Lord!"

A shout, like a mountain roar and a sea surge, converged into a torrent, echoing through the entire hall.

Zhou Huai sat in his wheelchair, calmly accepting everyone's homage.

This was the first time he had appeared before everyone in his true identity.

In his heart, an unprecedented heroic feeling surged.

He had not intended to expose his true self so soon.

But now was an extraordinary time.

Donghai City was on the brink of collapse.

His true body naturally could not remain in this city destined for destruction.

Zhou Huai slowly raised his hand and gently pressed it down.

The noisy shouts ceased abruptly.

Zhou Huai's gaze swept over everyone; his voice was not loud, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears.

"Everyone, depart!"

"Come with me to the Ye Family!"

The cold command was given.

The members of the Eternal Night Guild, like a silent black Dragon, left the guild base.

The streets were already in chaos.

As dusk fell, countless professionals rushed out of buildings, their faces resolute, converging into streams of people, frantically rushing towards the city walls in all four directions.

The fire of protecting their homeland burned in their eyes, and the hot blood of battle surged within them.

However, the Eternal Night Guild's team was like a countercurrent.

In this torrent rushing towards death, they silently, steadfastly, moved in the opposite direction.

The team's speed was not fast, but it carried a sense of solemnity and order that was out of place with the surrounding environment.

Along the way, countless professionals rushing to the city walls looked at this strange team with curious gazes.

"Hey! Wang Hao!"

A familiar shout made a young guild member in the team stiffen.

He turned his head and saw a sweating young man waving at him, panting.

That was his high school classmate.

"Where are you going?"

The classmate ran up to him, a puzzled expression on his face.

"The city walls are over there! Aren't you going to gather?"

The guild member called Wang Hao had a somewhat complex expression on his face.

He forced a slightly stiff smile.

"We have other tasks."

"You go first, be careful."

His classmate, hearing this, showed a knowing expression and heavily patted his shoulder.

"Understood! It's all for Donghai City!"

"After we repel the beast tide, we brothers will have a good drink!"

With that, he didn't linger, turned and merged into the surging crowd, his back quickly disappearing.

Wang Hao's smile slowly faded.

He looked in the direction his classmate had disappeared, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.

Repel the beast tide?

Drink again?

He knew very well that time would never come.

His classmate, along with most of the people in this city, would become cold corpses tonight.

Wang Hao withdrew his gaze, silently turned around, and rejoined the silently advancing team.